How Do You Feel About Animals Now?

In Chapter 7 of History Alive, we learned that the Dutch (from Holland) came to the new world and colonized New York mainly due to their interest in fur trading. During our discussion, many of you exposed your thoughts against using animals for this reason. This sparked me to deliver my opinion about using animals as resources, now it is your turn.

Create a new post titled: "Why Animals..." in your post, state your opinion about using animals for food, shelter, and clothing and defend your thought clearly to convince your audience to agree with your stance on the matter. Be sure to check your spelling and punctuation so you do not distract the reader. Make your thoughts concise and meaningful. Try to use real-life examples in your argument to peruade others of your opinion.

After you have finished, visit at least 3 of your peer's blogs and make a comment on his/her argument.

Have fun!

Section 4 - TABITGB Pages 65-85

Alright! We have reached the turning point of our novel. Our characters are evolving and changing right before our very eyes, and I'm sure your opinions and predictions are beginning to change. So, let's dive into section 4 - pages 65 - 83. Here are the roles and responsibilities:

Discussion Director:

Your job is to ask at least 5 questions, the answers to your questions, and the page number and paragraph number where the answers are found. Be sure you ask questions that really you use the ol' brain~

You need to ask the following types of questions:

1 Cause/Effect question
1 Problem/Solution
1 Setting question
1 Opinion question
1 Mood question

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Passage Picker:

Your job is to pick out 4 passages that exhibit the following:

1 Science Fiction
1 Descriptive
1 Passage of your choice
1 Controversial

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Word Wizard:

Your job is to complete your role sheet for the following 5 words:

intently p.67 par.2
hippopotamus p.68 par. 10
ray gun p.87 par.14
flunking p.84 par.7
scoffed p.85 par. 13

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Adjective Amalgamator:

Write a descriptive paragraph about Jeff; how he was prior to Bradley's fight with Melinda and how he acts after claiming to give Bradley the black eye. Then create a Wordle (www.wordle.net) afterwards and post to your Google Doc.

TABITGB Section 3 part 2

Ok, nearing the author's true reveling of what the problem of the story is after leaving numerous hints sprinkled throughout the previous 12 chapters. The action is beginning to rise and using your foreshadowing and inference skills, you are starting to anticipate the sequence of events. Well, let's finish up section 3 in our small groups and continue our roles in your Google Docs. However, as you read, let me throw this out to you. Your initial image of Bradley may change by the end of this section if so, what adjectives would you use to describe him now? When you finish reading, come back to this page and click on this link (Adjectives For Bradley) and follow the direction. We will compile a Wordle at the end of this section and compare our thoughts of Bradley at this point with how you felt toward the beginning of the story.


For my 9:45 small group, here is the audio of this last part of this section covering chapters 13 - 16 (pages 52 - 64). When you return at 10:30 please read along with the audio to complete the assignment.

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Electricity

As we continue on in science, you had the opportunity to have some fun with electrical circuits. Here is an additional video to solidify your understanding of this concept. After watching the video, answer the following question by leaving a comment below: How does a flashlight work?

Section 3 - TABITGB Roles

Here are the Roles for section 3 Pages 43 - 63


1 Cause/Effect question
1 Compare/Contrast question
1 Characterization
1 Mood question
1 MCEOG Question

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Passage Picker:

Your job is to pick out 4 passages that exhibit the following:

1 humorous
1 descriptive
1 passage of your choice
1 alliteration

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Word Wizard:

Your job is to complete your role sheet for the following 5 words:

digest p.46 par.1
manure p.48 par.17
anguish p.49 par.6
reluctantly p.51 par.12
romping p. 58 par. 12


Adjective Amalgamtor

Use words from the text and the context to describe Jeff and then create a Wordle from your descriptive words. OR write a summary of Section 3 and type your summary in Wordle.net to create the image.

Honoring A True American Hero

Considering we did not get a chance to watch CNN news, I thought I add it here for you to look at on your own. However, one of the cover stories dealt with the new memorial dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. erected on the mall in Washington D.C. I know you may feel a little too young to know anything thing about Dr. King, but watch anyway and leave a comment stating what you do know or may have heard about this great man.

Section 2 Roles of TABITGB

Ok, I'm sorry this is so late, but here you go. Here are the responsibilities for Section 2.

Discussion Director Question Types:

2 Cause/Effect questions
1 Problem/ Solution
1 Opinion question
1 Mood question

Passage Picker
Your job is to pick out 4 passages that exhibit the following:

1 Surprising
1 Descriptive
1 Fact/Opinion
1 Humorous

Word Wizard
Use the following words to fulfill the requirements as Word Wizard.

frantically p.25 par.9
grimaced p.30 par.13
ferociously p.33 par.12
geography p.31 par.1
karate p.40 par.1

Adjective Amalgamator
Come up with create adjectives to describe Section 2

Ok, You are on your own now, so come ready to input your part in your shared Google Doc.

Last Chance To Vote!